ARR or Heavensward Classic

[Catwho]

The only benefit of a classic version would be getting the missing parts of ARR MSQ back instead of losing them forever.

On that note, I'd rather have a 1.0 playable story mode.

[Nebelheim]

On that note, I'd rather have a 1.0 playable story mode.

I would try out a 1.0 server or single player game. I was never able to play 1.0 but from what I watched it seemed like it played somewhat similar to ff11 so I would probably at least somewhat enjoy it.

[Chelsei]

I don't mind the idea, but, unfortunately the dev team describe it as "Nightmare" and it's a really shameful version of the game that they are really not proud of.

I kinda understand why...

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I would try out a 1.0 server or single player game. I was never able to play 1.0 but from what I watched it seemed like it played somewhat similar to ff11 so I would probably at least somewhat enjoy it.

On release, 1.0 had no side quests, no over world towns or villages, no dungeons, no bosses. You would lose your ability to gain more exp just by playing normally.



It was not a good game lol.

[Nebelheim]

On release, 1.0 had no side quests, no over world towns or villages, no dungeons, no bosses. You would lose your ability to gain more exp just by playing normally.



It was not a good game lol.

I still would like to try it I could care less if it had any of that stuff I would play it just for the story. You might not have liked 1.0 or the arr-hw period much but there are people who legitimately did enjoy it or have good memories or are curious enough who would like to try it. I don't see a reason why a classic server should be denied because people come into these threads and claim people like me and others are "blinded" by nostalgia or that we are faking our enjoyment of that period or our fond memories are fake or that it be a waste of time because you or some others didn't personally enjoy a certain period of a games history. There are aspects of modern ff14 Ilike but I also liked certain aspects of previous periods of the games life that I would like to experience again even if its just for occasional nostalgia.

[Valkyrie_Lenneth]

I still would like to try it I could care less if it had any of that stuff I would play it just for the story. You might not have liked 1.0 or the arr-hw period much but there are people who legitimately did enjoy it or have good memories or are curious enough who would like to try it. I don't see a reason why a classic server should be denied because people come into these threads and claim people like me and others are "blinded" by nostalgia or that we are faking our enjoyment of that period or our fond memories are fake or that it be a waste of time because you or some others didn't personally enjoy a certain period of a games history. There are aspects of modern ff14 Ilike but I also liked certain aspects of previous periods of the games life that I would like to experience again even if its just for occasional nostalgia.

The 1.0 story was less than 10 quests. It barely even started. And it's all on YouTube.



They tossed 1.0 in the can, as in, code is gone. 1.0 is never coming back.



And I actually enjoyed arr more than most if you see how people react when having to go through it. Same with heavensward. The problem with 3.0 is that people see certain aspects in a vacuum. Sure combat classes were more complex, great. Now look at 2.x raid vs 3.x. 2.0 was bustling with pretty much everyone I knew raiding back then. 3.x killed that, and that's where we got the raiding is only for the super hardcore mentality that persists to this day.
3.x raiding was so broken that it nearly died in XIV altogether, smaller casual groups broke completely and anyone who though they were good transferred to gilgamesh to try and get clears because "raid server"



Im not a hardcore raider, and I've done raids since launch.